Les Régates de San Francisco (1960)
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara

Drama

Film Synopsis

Luigi and Lucilla live with their two children, Lidia et Berto, in a small Italian port on the Mediterranean.  Lidia has begun to take an interest in boys, and her younger brother, Berto, and his friend Ario, are increasingly curious about Lidia's amorous flirtations.   Ario has been told by his mother, Tina, that his father is in San Francisco to attend a boating competition, but in reality he is in prison.  Ario and Berto begin to spy on Tina when she starts an affair with the handsome dock worker Eneo.  Lidia too is interested in Eneo, but for very different reasons...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Autant-Lara
  • Script: Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Armand Thirard
  • Music: René Cloërec
  • Cast: Danièle Gaubert (Lidia), Laurent Terzieff (Enéo), Suzy Delair (Lucilla), Folco Lulli (Luigi, le père de Lidia), Nelly Benedetti (Tina, la mère d'Ario), Dominique Blondeau (Ario), François Nocher (Berto), Lucien Callamand
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 75 min

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